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foreign policy -- he doesn't have attraction. he has not been able to articulate a compelling view about how he would leave this country in a different direction than president obama. maybe he can begin to do that. he gave a good speech yesterday on our development policies. he needs to do more than that -- more of that in the debates. president obama and governor romney have different views about where to take this country internationally. host: where you expecting from the speech by the iranian leader today? guest: mach mod ahmadinejad -- mahmoud ahmadinejad is a fool. er.is a israel pahat denies the holocaust. he lost most of his power. he is not the most significant leader in iran. i would expect a lot of lies about the united states. iran has very low support. they have support from hezbollah and the syrian government. most countries want nothing to do with the iranians. they have been violating their commitments on their nuclear enrichment programs. it is a program on the defensive. president obama has been doing a good job
foreign policy -- he doesn't have attraction. he has not been able to articulate a compelling view about how he would leave this country in a different direction than president obama. maybe he can begin to do that. he gave a good speech yesterday on our development policies. he needs to do more than that -- more of that in the debates. president obama and governor romney have different views about where to take this country internationally. host: where you expecting from the speech by the...
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job on foreign policy. would you make of that, and guy taylor? guest: i do not want to read too much into the poll. what is exciting is we have a live debate monday night. if the polls show anything is the viewership on a foreign policy debate, which is typically down, will hopefully be high, and people will be listening and paying attention to see which candidate, whether it is president obama or governor romney puts their foot in their mouth more. host: c-span will be covering that debate live monday night. it will be moderated by bob schieffer and be hosted in florida. thank you for joining us this morning to talk about foreign policy, matthew lee with the associated press, guy taylor with "washington times" both covering the state department. next, we will talk to jonathan turley from the george washington university law school, and later, america by the numbers, looking at wages. we will be right back. ♪ >> so, it starts as an economic argument. men are having a harder time adapting to the economy, a
job on foreign policy. would you make of that, and guy taylor? guest: i do not want to read too much into the poll. what is exciting is we have a live debate monday night. if the polls show anything is the viewership on a foreign policy debate, which is typically down, will hopefully be high, and people will be listening and paying attention to see which candidate, whether it is president obama or governor romney puts their foot in their mouth more. host: c-span will be covering that debate...
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the headline promises a foreign policy shift. we will hear from the republican candidate in just one second. mitt romney outlined american nationalism that calls for a more aggressive posture in confronting the rivals. host: here is mitt romney. [video clip] >> in an unapologetic believer in the greatness of america. i'm not ashamed of american power. i take pride that threat history our power has brought justice when there was a tyranny. peace were there was conflict and hope for there was affliction and despair. i do not view america as just one more place on the map, one more power to be balanced. i believe our country is the greatest force for good that we have ever known and our influence is needed today more than ever before. host: we will hear from the president in a moment. this they did dress was heard with vigor. that is the word date used. at one point, mitt romney even endorsed obama's plan. host: here is a little bit of what president obama had to sit at the same gathering the day before. [video clip] >> again, there
the headline promises a foreign policy shift. we will hear from the republican candidate in just one second. mitt romney outlined american nationalism that calls for a more aggressive posture in confronting the rivals. host: here is mitt romney. [video clip] >> in an unapologetic believer in the greatness of america. i'm not ashamed of american power. i take pride that threat history our power has brought justice when there was a tyranny. peace were there was conflict and hope for there...
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he has a very muscular foreign policy. the bush foreign policy was more neo conservative. how does it plain do what we are doing this year? the republican party is totally split on this issue at this point. it does not get talked about a lot because they don't want to highlight the fact they are split on foreign policy. realists and conservatives totally disagree with each other, and mitt romney has tried to please both sides. he has said the nation is a war- weary, and we should come out of afghanistan, but with iran, we should have a strategy that we might have to use. he does not want to make a choice. the republican party does not want to make a choice. traditionally a strong party, they want to maintain their edge, but it is interesting that barack obama leads in foreign policy by about 10-to-15 points. host: josh rogin is our guest. you can see the numbers on the screen, divided by political affiliation. you can also send us a tweet or an e-mail. we have this tweet from cedric mohammed. please speak on romney's africa policy. emphasis on the sudan seems more of the s
he has a very muscular foreign policy. the bush foreign policy was more neo conservative. how does it plain do what we are doing this year? the republican party is totally split on this issue at this point. it does not get talked about a lot because they don't want to highlight the fact they are split on foreign policy. realists and conservatives totally disagree with each other, and mitt romney has tried to please both sides. he has said the nation is a war- weary, and we should come out of...
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the foreign policy that the president has applied has been excellent. he liberated libya without a single american person getting killed. he die rid of osama bin laden. it is all about sabotaging his success. the republicans need to go get a life. host: before you go, jim hines sends us a tweet -- host: with the thing? caller: i have been watching the whole thing. i have been monitoring the whole thing. ok? republicans, with excuses. -- come up with excuses. they are going to sabotage him. the president knows what he is doing. he knows he is the leader of this country. i trust him. he has his own reason for doing what he is doing. host: let us move on to oklahoma city on our line for republicans. >caller: richard nixon formed a group of there were leaks. this president just since the walz right out -- wolves right and throws people in jail. how many people on wall street have been prosecuted by this administration? what about jon corzine with mf global? $1.6 billion. goldman sacks gets off scot- free with this administration. -- goldman sachs gets off s
the foreign policy that the president has applied has been excellent. he liberated libya without a single american person getting killed. he die rid of osama bin laden. it is all about sabotaging his success. the republicans need to go get a life. host: before you go, jim hines sends us a tweet -- host: with the thing? caller: i have been watching the whole thing. i have been monitoring the whole thing. ok? republicans, with excuses. -- come up with excuses. they are going to sabotage him. the...
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more on foreign policy from the obama campaign. they say mitt romney has a high bar to show he is ready for the responsibility -- responsibilities of the presidency. in remarks to reporters, he says the only person that has defended europe more than it romney is probably chevy chase. the morning -- this morning the mitt romney releases a television advertisement that is timed to coincide with the speech that calls him reckless and amateurish on foreign-policy questions. adding if this is how he handles the world now, think of what he might do as president. meanwhile, in his speech this morning, mitt romney will accuse the obama administration of fundamentally misunderstanding the threat of radical islam the administration is rejecting bipartisan consensus by not putting more muscle on the world stage. mitt romney will also talk about the way president obama handled the assault on the american diplomatic post in egypt and libya and will say "it is time to change course in the middle east." you could hear his address at 11:20 on c-sp
more on foreign policy from the obama campaign. they say mitt romney has a high bar to show he is ready for the responsibility -- responsibilities of the presidency. in remarks to reporters, he says the only person that has defended europe more than it romney is probably chevy chase. the morning -- this morning the mitt romney releases a television advertisement that is timed to coincide with the speech that calls him reckless and amateurish on foreign-policy questions. adding if this is how he...
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the foreign affairs managing editor examines foreign policy issues that will be discussed in the political -- and the last political debate. then we will look at the 2012 races for the house and senate. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: good morning, look into "washington journal." -- welcome to "washington journal." president obama and governor romney square off today in florida for the last debate of 2012. what would you like the moderator to ask the candidates? we would like to hear from you this morning, what are your foreign policy questions? here are the numbers to call -- host: you can also find as online. look for us on twitter, journal@c-span.org -- twitter, twitter.com/c-spanwj. we have a special hash tag set up. we are also on facebook, look for c-span. you can also reach us by e- mail, journal@c-span.org. what would you like to see the candidates asked tonight in the last debate of campaign 2012? "final debate, particularly big." host: looking at the washington -- "the washington times," obama leads as romney loses ground, but gop voters are more enthusiastic. "if the pre
the foreign affairs managing editor examines foreign policy issues that will be discussed in the political -- and the last political debate. then we will look at the 2012 races for the house and senate. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: good morning, look into "washington journal." -- welcome to "washington journal." president obama and governor romney square off today in florida for the last debate of 2012. what would you like the moderator to ask the...
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i believe foreign policy -- foreign policy is a domestic economic policy. most -- a lot of money and resources are being spent on wars. once i was unable to see president obama take command and know his facts line down these words, that was incentive for me to become an undecided to a decided voter. i understand economic benefits and sending them back to the american people where they can implement those funds and use them in the reconstruction of roads, bridges, investments into green technology, rolling the money back again so that the american people can begin to nation build here a home. i look objectively at mitt romney over the course of the primary season. i looked at his rhetoric and his language that he used to win the primary. people move back to the center. now, i do not know who mitt romney is. he laid out it five. plan -- he laid out a five- point plan with no specifics because the math is not doable. cannot add $5 trillion to the deficit and then say that you're going to do a 20% cut across the board and will not affect anyone. one last point.
i believe foreign policy -- foreign policy is a domestic economic policy. most -- a lot of money and resources are being spent on wars. once i was unable to see president obama take command and know his facts line down these words, that was incentive for me to become an undecided to a decided voter. i understand economic benefits and sending them back to the american people where they can implement those funds and use them in the reconstruction of roads, bridges, investments into green...
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host: what are your top issues, foreign policy? caller: foreign policy. and i get tired of everybody saying everything is bush's fault. after clinton gutted glass- steagall, the bush administration tried to put some restraint on the banks and stuff. we had a good old chuck schumer and then senator obama filibustered the bill in the senate. these are all democrats. don't blame this on bush. host: a president obama supporter in texas, city. -- cindy. caller: i hear people saying obama is a socialist, but he got the health care bill from romney, what he passed in massachusetts. so does that make romney a socialist? they went after obama's religion. has anyone even looked up mormon beliefs? i don't believe in the way romney believes. host: did you vote for obama in 2008? caller: i did, because i did not like sarah palin. host: were you an enthusiastic voter in 2008? caller: john kerry and it george bush, i cannot vote for george bush again, so i did not vote that year. in 2008 i quit watching fox news and started watching c-span and other channels. i realized
host: what are your top issues, foreign policy? caller: foreign policy. and i get tired of everybody saying everything is bush's fault. after clinton gutted glass- steagall, the bush administration tried to put some restraint on the banks and stuff. we had a good old chuck schumer and then senator obama filibustered the bill in the senate. these are all democrats. don't blame this on bush. host: a president obama supporter in texas, city. -- cindy. caller: i hear people saying obama is a...
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and the bush foreign policy? guest: it is a very good question. the options for the united states of america right now, given all of its problems, to do something new, a dramatic, and difference -- and different, happen to be very limited. we can talk a big, when it comes to doing something, we are stuck on that. whether you are president bush or president obama or can it romney, you end up drifting towards the middle. host: our guest is marvin kalb, the former host of nbc's's "meet the press." a graduate of harvard. in reno nevada, we would hear from the president, first. [video clip] >> i have been critical of the --sident's decision to anyone disagreeing with his decision is arguing for endless war. but if it were up to more war and more attacks at home, it is a politically time to retreat. as president, michael will be to complete a successful transition by the end of 2014. i will evaluate conditions on the ground and solicit the advice of our military commanders. i will affirm that my duty is not to my polit
and the bush foreign policy? guest: it is a very good question. the options for the united states of america right now, given all of its problems, to do something new, a dramatic, and difference -- and different, happen to be very limited. we can talk a big, when it comes to doing something, we are stuck on that. whether you are president bush or president obama or can it romney, you end up drifting towards the middle. host: our guest is marvin kalb, the former host of nbc's's "meet the...
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there was virtually nothing on foreign policy. we face serious foreign policy problems. if the republicans are put into office, we will have war with iran because their principal economic plan is the stimulation that can, from war. if people had known bush would get us into two on funded wars when he was elected, i think he would have never served as president. thank you for letting me speak. host: let's take a look at a story and "the new york times." it says -- barack obama said he would restore civil liberties and sit down with world leaders. the relationship between what presidential candidates say and what they do once elected can be tenuous. we will look at some more stories on foreign policy and how that is being talked about right now. a couple more i tends to mention include this one. the book on the osama bin laden killing contradicts the u.s. account. we will talk more about foreign policy and hear what condoleezza rice had to say last night. we will take your calls as well. we are asking you what you thought about speeches last night, and what you think about
there was virtually nothing on foreign policy. we face serious foreign policy problems. if the republicans are put into office, we will have war with iran because their principal economic plan is the stimulation that can, from war. if people had known bush would get us into two on funded wars when he was elected, i think he would have never served as president. thank you for letting me speak. host: let's take a look at a story and "the new york times." it says -- barack obama said he...
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i know foreign-policy. my husband is an ex-marine. i know we have economic problems in this country, but i do not think, when it comes to china and libya and ahmadinejad, we can blow our economic plan up. that is not going to work. when america is attacked, we forget about our economics and we all come together. host: ok. guest: she touched on a lot of things. i think she is right that these kinds of economic changes that we want to see will take some time. that is absolutely true. i think the point that mitt romney is trying to mate and -- trying to make and other critics of the president are trying to make is we did not set up the timeline for president obama. he said it up for himself. he made promises to reduce unemployment and to cut the debt and the deficit and to reduce spending and grow the economy. he made promises based on his own timetable and has not kept those promises. and i think that is made worse by the fact that for the first two years, he had total democratic control. the question is not why hasn't the economy chang
i know foreign-policy. my husband is an ex-marine. i know we have economic problems in this country, but i do not think, when it comes to china and libya and ahmadinejad, we can blow our economic plan up. that is not going to work. when america is attacked, we forget about our economics and we all come together. host: ok. guest: she touched on a lot of things. i think she is right that these kinds of economic changes that we want to see will take some time. that is absolutely true. i think the...
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host: if you could trust the foreign policy aspects first. guest: i'm not sure which one she is speaking to. a president does not know what he or she is going to get in farm policy until it arrives. i'm sure president bush did not expect to be a work president, but we have been attacked and we responded. what will be the next hop. ot point? it appears it will be iran, but it could be pakistan. it could be some relationship issue with china. you need somebody that you of confidence is a good decision maker and understands how to lead. that is one reason why i support mitt romney. president obama foreign policy has been pretty good on balance. i do not disagree with a lot of the initiatives he has taken in the area of farm policy. i thought the decision about executing osama bin laden was the right decision as president. and his decision on iraq is the right decision. it was time to get out. i would like to see us to accelerate our withdrawal from afghanistan. those are my views. you have to elect somebody that will make intelligent decisions a
host: if you could trust the foreign policy aspects first. guest: i'm not sure which one she is speaking to. a president does not know what he or she is going to get in farm policy until it arrives. i'm sure president bush did not expect to be a work president, but we have been attacked and we responded. what will be the next hop. ot point? it appears it will be iran, but it could be pakistan. it could be some relationship issue with china. you need somebody that you of confidence is a good...
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she stays in the policy community on foreign policy issues. she's here to talk to us primarily about syria as the crisis continue there. we learned overnight that rebels have taken several of the border and we're going to talk with her about the u.s.' position and what the international concerns are as syria continues to descend into increasing violence. next, lebron is on the line. lebron is an independent. welcome to the conversation. caller: yes. i would like to just comment on the callers and i have been watching the different news stations over the last couple of weeks and i noticed considerably that the republican bible won't spin anything they can off of any sound bite that they can possibly spin it off of. i would watch one side, three different stations for the last three or four days and i can tell you that they're doing it constantly and these poor ignorant people that are out here thinking that triple down politics is going -- the trickled-down politics stuff is going to give them a job. it's just amazing that they can't remember j
she stays in the policy community on foreign policy issues. she's here to talk to us primarily about syria as the crisis continue there. we learned overnight that rebels have taken several of the border and we're going to talk with her about the u.s.' position and what the international concerns are as syria continues to descend into increasing violence. next, lebron is on the line. lebron is an independent. welcome to the conversation. caller: yes. i would like to just comment on the callers...
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the ron paul foreign policy is simple. shut down the foreign policeman and embassies and give everything back to america. we need to go back to america and made. i hear the same things for 30 years. i am 41 years old. this time to change. -- it is time to change. rumple bring the real facts of. -- ron pohl bring the real fact up. guest: i thank them for his service in that kind of statement you hear quite a bit and that is why we spend so much money abroad when we have problems here at home. to a great extent, i agree with that. speaker gingrich agrees with that and he says we have to refocus and look at what we are doing and why we are still in germany so long after world war two and why are we in the korean peninsula right after world war two. there are certain obligations that are in america's interest to defend overseas but i don't they give is to the extent we are currently doing it and we are asking some much of our volunteer army, air force, navy, and marines that it is really playing them out and not being fair to
the ron paul foreign policy is simple. shut down the foreign policeman and embassies and give everything back to america. we need to go back to america and made. i hear the same things for 30 years. i am 41 years old. this time to change. -- it is time to change. rumple bring the real facts of. -- ron pohl bring the real fact up. guest: i thank them for his service in that kind of statement you hear quite a bit and that is why we spend so much money abroad when we have problems here at home. to...
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we also need him to reopen the foreign policy. these are critical times for us to direct relationships, to correct decisions in foreign policy. he has a fabulous background in that as well. this is a time we need an experienced leader where he will press congress to do the things that need to be done. he knows how to work with congress, casinos the relationship between congress and the president, and work will get done. the job will be done will get completed under a . deal would a host: tells about his organization efforts in iowa. -- the job will get completed under gingrich. host: tell us about his organization efforts in iowa. guest: erick candidates will try to have a speaker at as many precincts as they can. i did not spend a lot of time at the headquarters yesterday, because it has been amazing. we have tripled and then tripled again the number of people that will be speaking at precincts. we aren't merely there to having the precincts covered. we think it's going to be an exciting night. host: let's get some phone calls. m
we also need him to reopen the foreign policy. these are critical times for us to direct relationships, to correct decisions in foreign policy. he has a fabulous background in that as well. this is a time we need an experienced leader where he will press congress to do the things that need to be done. he knows how to work with congress, casinos the relationship between congress and the president, and work will get done. the job will be done will get completed under a . deal would a host: tells...
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ron paul has the most sane foreign-policy, gyet a sane foreign policy is like an insane idea these days. how did we get to this? host: let's hear from james pindell. guest: the biggest achilles' heel from ron paul -- they do not think he can beat barack obama. they're willing to compromise on not finding the perfect candidate. the perfect candidate has not emerged for many of these republican voters. they do want to beat barack obama. there is no question about that. he is viewed fairly or unfairly as a candidate who cannot build a coalition to get to 51% or 270 electoral votes. you may disagree with that, but i think that is the biggest perception problem he has. when i talk to ron paul's strategists in new hampshire, they knew this was his biggest problem. they've been trying to make him more of a mainstream candidate. they've worked very hard at that in new hampshire. they knew that was his biggest problem. host: james pindell is the political director at wmur tv in manchester, new hampshire. thank you so much. guest: i think you will be simulcasting our coverage tomorrow. host: than
ron paul has the most sane foreign-policy, gyet a sane foreign policy is like an insane idea these days. how did we get to this? host: let's hear from james pindell. guest: the biggest achilles' heel from ron paul -- they do not think he can beat barack obama. they're willing to compromise on not finding the perfect candidate. the perfect candidate has not emerged for many of these republican voters. they do want to beat barack obama. there is no question about that. he is viewed fairly or...
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than -- foreign policy than mitt romney. host: in october, there are more than 50 of advertisements about abortion, most being put out by the democratic party. tom, good morning. caller: you do a great job. thank you for c-span. my perception of the 2010 election is the republicans campaigned on jobs. my perception is as soon as they got in, they pivoted to the deficit. that became the huge problem. now we see romney campaigning on jobs. in freeport, ill., bain capital is seeking to move jobs to china. host: we will give a response. guest: he is not seeking to move jobs to china. that is the plant that employs 170 local people in freeport, ill., which was the site of the lincoln-douglas debates. they not only have those in police training chinese replacements on site, they shipped -- they not only had those employees training their chinese replacements on site, they shipped the equipment overseas. mitt romney was pointing his finger of the president for his record on unemployment when mitt romney is contributing to unemploym
than -- foreign policy than mitt romney. host: in october, there are more than 50 of advertisements about abortion, most being put out by the democratic party. tom, good morning. caller: you do a great job. thank you for c-span. my perception of the 2010 election is the republicans campaigned on jobs. my perception is as soon as they got in, they pivoted to the deficit. that became the huge problem. now we see romney campaigning on jobs. in freeport, ill., bain capital is seeking to move jobs...
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" and "foreign- policy" magazine. something had been talking about extensively, this u.n. issue on guns and the secretary of state. can you elaborate? guest: [laughter] no. she's the secretary of state. she is not responsible for firearms. i actually do not know what specifically "un issued" means. you can be sure, given the hypersensitivity of the gun issue, that president obama is not about to authorize his secretary of state to authorize in a serious form of gun control under the guise of the united nations. no, i don't know what it is but it cannot amount to much. as for the council of foreign relations, i'm a member of a lot of things that have the word "council." it was founded in new york 80 years ago by a bunch of bankers and lawyers involved in foreign policy. you go to the meetings, meet interesting people, hear them talk, get to ask questions. host: let me ask about the position the secretary of state hillary clinton has stated by stepping down. if president obama is reelected, how likely is susan rice or j
" and "foreign- policy" magazine. something had been talking about extensively, this u.n. issue on guns and the secretary of state. can you elaborate? guest: [laughter] no. she's the secretary of state. she is not responsible for firearms. i actually do not know what specifically "un issued" means. you can be sure, given the hypersensitivity of the gun issue, that president obama is not about to authorize his secretary of state to authorize in a serious form of gun...
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we are talking about foreign policy. of the big tent poles -- what are the big tent poles that took place this year? guest: the release of a number of prisoners that were held. some people you may have heard from like the man responsible for the murder of five u.s. servicemen outside of karbala. others are less well known. the democratic revolutions in the region. many folks in jail like hosni mubarak that are out and that will pose a huge problem and that is what experts are telling me. host: why? guest: people may be over the hill. they may be in their 40's or their 50's. in other cases you have somebody that's probably treated in a third world prison very cruelly that will become radicalized in the process in a place like egypt or other places where there have been jailbreaks in yemen. saw that a lot last year and as a result of a change of the guard of the arab spring. host: what was the biggest challenge for the administration this year? guest: it is hard to pick one. obama has said he wants to pay toward china and
we are talking about foreign policy. of the big tent poles -- what are the big tent poles that took place this year? guest: the release of a number of prisoners that were held. some people you may have heard from like the man responsible for the murder of five u.s. servicemen outside of karbala. others are less well known. the democratic revolutions in the region. many folks in jail like hosni mubarak that are out and that will pose a huge problem and that is what experts are telling me. host:...
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they get amnesia or romnesia when the talk about the foreign policy. the four get to that it was president bush that got us into the worst foreign-policy debacle. we will be digging ourselves of the hole in iraq for a long time because of failed intelligence and a variety of other things. they remind me of the sports announcer. you watched the beginning of a football game. this analyst says this team is going to win for sure. this will be a blowout. and the game is over and they are wrong, and they do not even mention that there were wrong or made all these bad predictions. that is who they remind me of. you guys cost three-quarters of these problems and then you turn around and try to climb obama. but the american people are smart. they pay attention when the time is right. that is why you see obama doing well in places like ohio. host: we are being joined by tim ryan from the youngstown area. we will go to john on the republican line. caller: good morning. i am calling to ask you if you are familiar with the ballots that are, they are having trouble
they get amnesia or romnesia when the talk about the foreign policy. the four get to that it was president bush that got us into the worst foreign-policy debacle. we will be digging ourselves of the hole in iraq for a long time because of failed intelligence and a variety of other things. they remind me of the sports announcer. you watched the beginning of a football game. this analyst says this team is going to win for sure. this will be a blowout. and the game is over and they are wrong, and...
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the questions ranged from the economy to foreign policy, technology. we will see a wide range of questions from facebook users. >> how were they picked? >> i do not know what if i once got past. it will be exciting to see how they are incorporated. >> we have seen such a media at incorporated into this debate over the last few years. what does facebook get out of this? >> politics is a social. for us, this is a great way to incorporate the political process that has always been about candidate talking to voters and voters talking to each other. >> you are sponsoring this morning's debate. is there any cost to facebook? >> it was all resources. it was a true partnership with nbc. it is everything from doing the surveys, brainstorming, helping to publicize its. >> you have another job besides organizing. you were helping the republican candidate with their social media. >> i am the liaison for all of the republican candidate. we work with them a lot in terms of brainstorming different ways they might be able to integrate facebook into their campaign. new
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foreign policy. what are your thoughts? caller: i wish she would be clever and not to preserve the sovereignty of this country and be more focused on protecting israel. also, the person who works so hard, please to not hang up on me. the person who works that is an arab, she is connected with the muslim brotherhood. there is also a sisterhood of around. we have the united nations there trying to control and takeover our country. there were things going on not too long ago. also, little kids were spewing out hatred and vulgarity and everything. and nobody did anything about it. why didn't they pick it up on the news? it was quickly taken off. host: what are your sources on this? caller: the muslim brotherhood our shrine to takeover your country. host: what are your sources? caller: it is obvious. it has been said over and over again. host: by whom? caller: i have nothing against muslims if they are good people. if their aim is to bring their lot to our country, we need to be careful what we are doing and who comes into our c
foreign policy. what are your thoughts? caller: i wish she would be clever and not to preserve the sovereignty of this country and be more focused on protecting israel. also, the person who works so hard, please to not hang up on me. the person who works that is an arab, she is connected with the muslim brotherhood. there is also a sisterhood of around. we have the united nations there trying to control and takeover our country. there were things going on not too long ago. also, little kids...
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you have to start by changing our foreign policy. host: as republicans come to the negotiating table, would you think it will be willing to agree on? my guess is they will agree on some tax increases and it will call it tax reform. it will probably agree to some of these so-called spending cuts. even the spending cuts with sequestration, they are not cuts. there are token little cuts on proposed increases. the automatic increases with baseline budgeting. this is what is so deceptive is that cuts are not cuts. cuts are just backing off a little bit on automatic increases. so they are going to agree probably to raise the taxes and pretend they are cutting by taxing and by not increasing the spending quite as rapidly. it will not solve the problem. that is what i think will happen. host: natalie on the republican line. caller: thank you for your service. i look forward to hearing about what you do after your career. i, myself, and my husband are both serving in the military. both of us cannot be -- both of us are disturbed by what is ha
you have to start by changing our foreign policy. host: as republicans come to the negotiating table, would you think it will be willing to agree on? my guess is they will agree on some tax increases and it will call it tax reform. it will probably agree to some of these so-called spending cuts. even the spending cuts with sequestration, they are not cuts. there are token little cuts on proposed increases. the automatic increases with baseline budgeting. this is what is so deceptive is that...
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i am very interested in promoting ideas of personal liberty, sound economic policy, and foreign policy since 1970. politics was really an aside. i did that without the expectation that i would ever be in politics. i just wanted to be able to talk about these issues. i will continue to do it. campaign for liberty is what i have spent my life doing. i dropped out for 12 years and went back to madison. i will continue to do this because i think this whole idea of liberty and limited government is coming alive right now. i am really excited. we're getting there on capitol hill but the country is waking up especially the younger generation and i am excited about that. host: congressman ron paul, thank you for being here. coming up next, we'll talk with richard ravitch about the state budget crisis. first a look at the latest congressional connection poll put out by the national journal. here to talk about it is matthew cooper. good morning. guest: good morning. host: remind us about this poll. guest: we do it throughout the year when congress is in session. it is sponsored by united technol
i am very interested in promoting ideas of personal liberty, sound economic policy, and foreign policy since 1970. politics was really an aside. i did that without the expectation that i would ever be in politics. i just wanted to be able to talk about these issues. i will continue to do it. campaign for liberty is what i have spent my life doing. i dropped out for 12 years and went back to madison. i will continue to do this because i think this whole idea of liberty and limited government is...
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in her sure footed ascend to the foreign policy ladder she appears poised to claim the top rung. she's the president's favorite it's said to be the favorite. she finds herself in the middle after bitter feud in which largely she's a bystander. there's an editorial. stop scapegoating suzanne rice inside the "washington post" op-ed page. larry from new york. republican line. back to your calls on the issue of aarp saying don't raise the social security age and don't raise medicare. good morning. caller: how are you? i want to say everyone blames congress for the social security and medicare mess, but it's not - i mean, alright. harry reid if the democrats cut spending you know then we would have more money in medicare and social security and number one and two the presidents policies and regulations we're losing jobbed in this country so little more than half the country is paying for everybody else not working in this country. this country, politicians need to get their acts together because this country is sinking and sinking fast. host: medicare costs rise because there's no pri
in her sure footed ascend to the foreign policy ladder she appears poised to claim the top rung. she's the president's favorite it's said to be the favorite. she finds herself in the middle after bitter feud in which largely she's a bystander. there's an editorial. stop scapegoating suzanne rice inside the "washington post" op-ed page. larry from new york. republican line. back to your calls on the issue of aarp saying don't raise the social security age and don't raise medicare. good...
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she mentioned foreign policy it was her big issue. this debate last night was centered on domestic policy. that is why foreign policy did not play a role. here are the other debates coming up. next week is the vice presidential debate. martha raddatz will be taking care of that debate. then on tuesday, october 16, is the second presidential debate on hofstra university. the moderator will be from cnn. the foreign policy debate will take place on monday, and bob schieffer of cbs will be the moderator. that is the debate schedule. span.org, you can watch the debates. we have cameras outside and in the room and the post-stuff. have 3 or four different camera angles. it is really a dashboard. you can choose the camera that you want to watch. you can watch past debates. you can watch specific parts of each debate. if it is in foreign policy question, just go to c-span.org and tool around a little bit. you can see all the past debates we have covered. that is the website and that is the commercial. heather from savannah, georgia. caller: i
she mentioned foreign policy it was her big issue. this debate last night was centered on domestic policy. that is why foreign policy did not play a role. here are the other debates coming up. next week is the vice presidential debate. martha raddatz will be taking care of that debate. then on tuesday, october 16, is the second presidential debate on hofstra university. the moderator will be from cnn. the foreign policy debate will take place on monday, and bob schieffer of cbs will be the...
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romney is getting a lot of his foreign- policy advisers from the bush should ministration. do you think that is a good idea? so we go back to the good -- so we go back to the bush policy of carrying a sharp stick and poking people in the eye? guest: i do think the nature of politics is that members of the party will often take aides and advisers from the previous party because there's only a finite number of experts on foreign policy or economics. it should be noted that the bush and ministers and did not have a consensus across the border when it came to foreign policy. there was a lot of discussion and debate within the administration. but you do see from mitt romney, looking back, almost a retro look at what happened during the early years of the budget ministration. the freedom agenda. the ideology, what have you, that president bush's adopted in the months and years after 9/11. mitt romney has not strayed from that, which i think is significant, given the push back from the republican party of some of those views. mitt romney is squarely in the freedom camp. i do nothi
romney is getting a lot of his foreign- policy advisers from the bush should ministration. do you think that is a good idea? so we go back to the good -- so we go back to the bush policy of carrying a sharp stick and poking people in the eye? guest: i do think the nature of politics is that members of the party will often take aides and advisers from the previous party because there's only a finite number of experts on foreign policy or economics. it should be noted that the bush and ministers...
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indebtedness to china undermines our foreign policy? not only in how much china has influence over other countries and how other countries view us as someone who is not really in control of how we are viewed around the world? guest: the caller makes an important point. if you think about it, the viewers of u.s. foreign policy, even the pentagon in recent years, has come to understand that our economic stability and growth is a key part of our national power, if you will. it is a key issue for national security going forward. it affects how the u.s. is viewed and what tools we are able to build to bear. what are the resources we have at our disposal? they are dependent upon that. if you look at the money we poured into eastern europe of the collapse of the soviet union versus what we are able to offer to the transitioning countries in the middle east, there is a dramatic difference. we had a lot more money available relatively speaking in the 1990's. now we have a global economic crisis and an economic recovery that is anemic. host: this
indebtedness to china undermines our foreign policy? not only in how much china has influence over other countries and how other countries view us as someone who is not really in control of how we are viewed around the world? guest: the caller makes an important point. if you think about it, the viewers of u.s. foreign policy, even the pentagon in recent years, has come to understand that our economic stability and growth is a key part of our national power, if you will. it is a key issue for...
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foreign policy. what obama is trying to do is to do a strategic readjustment to region, the china, asia pacific that is an engine of the new economy and there are also military and strategic rationales for this. host: else is he going and why? guest: is going to cambodia and thailand. this is a trip for him to reinforce the strategic rebalancing towards a job but the trip to burma is the actual interesting one. host: what is the wish list for the middle east? guest: the middle east is still in a great flux right now, issues with iran, israel. they're seeing some ratcheting up in gaza where they have seen hundreds of rockets firing in tension. there is a parliamentary elections in january which looks good for president netanyahu, but there's no way reinvigorated left in israel and is providing some opposition. host: critical of netanyahu? guest: more so than the have been before. the parliamentary process in israel is such that netanyahu can rely on some factional far right parties which have helped h
foreign policy. what obama is trying to do is to do a strategic readjustment to region, the china, asia pacific that is an engine of the new economy and there are also military and strategic rationales for this. host: else is he going and why? guest: is going to cambodia and thailand. this is a trip for him to reinforce the strategic rebalancing towards a job but the trip to burma is the actual interesting one. host: what is the wish list for the middle east? guest: the middle east is still in...
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i have debated people on foreign policy i would be happy to debate ron paul and foreign policies. host: here is a cnn poll -- what do you make of that? guest:guest: most of the voterst the incumbent president. i do think in the real race, when voters get to know the opponent better, and when they really have to make a final decision, it makes a decision. ronald reagan had been demonized by his republican primary opponents in 1980 and by the media. he was able to reassure the public that he was the right person for the job and indeed of a beating carter pretty handily. i think the economy will be weak and any republican could wind. i think electability matters. you cannot just take a snapshot poll now and say who seems to be doing better. that is why these debates are interesting. they are debates and you get to see these guys handle themselves against challengers. president obama will be able to challenge them effectively and the general election. there'll be hundreds of millions of dollars of ads running against them. letting this go on so that we learn about the candidates is im
i have debated people on foreign policy i would be happy to debate ron paul and foreign policies. host: here is a cnn poll -- what do you make of that? guest:guest: most of the voterst the incumbent president. i do think in the real race, when voters get to know the opponent better, and when they really have to make a final decision, it makes a decision. ronald reagan had been demonized by his republican primary opponents in 1980 and by the media. he was able to reassure the public that he was...
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what service members really need is good foreign policy. what they need when they return home is everything that other americans needed. they need a good economy, a good fiscal policy, jobs, health care. all the things the republicans are trying stop the president from accomplishing. president obama has really tried. the republicans -- at least the romans understood that it was bread and circuses. the republicans want parades and statues but are totally irresponsible about what our service people really need. host: we have set aside a fourth line for iraq war veterans. a republican in kansas, ed. caller: it think we should do a parade and a national day of recognition. we cannot do enough for these veterans that left home, put their lives on the line while the rest of us stayed home. if we need to do everything we possibly can. host: cedartown, georgia, james. caller: i think the president is the commander-in-chief. he and his wife have done a great job in working with military families. if it was left to the republicans, we would still be
what service members really need is good foreign policy. what they need when they return home is everything that other americans needed. they need a good economy, a good fiscal policy, jobs, health care. all the things the republicans are trying stop the president from accomplishing. president obama has really tried. the republicans -- at least the romans understood that it was bread and circuses. the republicans want parades and statues but are totally irresponsible about what our service...
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host: the lead story in an "the new york times" -- talking foreign policy and foreign relations will be part of the topic on this week's's "newsmakers." joe lieberman talked about all kinds of things including cyber attacks on u.s. institutions and attacks of the u.s. consulate in libya as well as other things. the fact he is retiring from the senate this year and returning to private life. we will show you a little bit of the interview. part of the interview he talks about the attacks, whether or not there was a terrorist attack, and the fact he is puzzled by some of the reaction by the administration that does not identify the attack as a terrorist attack. >> i was puzzled by some people in the administration who was hesitant to call it a terrorist attack. whether it was planned, premeditated, or spontaneous, it had all the attributes of any accepted definition of terrorism. it was the use of violence to carry out a political mission. clearly, that is what happened. i do not think we know enough yet not to know whether it was opportunistic. whether it planned to occur on september
host: the lead story in an "the new york times" -- talking foreign policy and foreign relations will be part of the topic on this week's's "newsmakers." joe lieberman talked about all kinds of things including cyber attacks on u.s. institutions and attacks of the u.s. consulate in libya as well as other things. the fact he is retiring from the senate this year and returning to private life. we will show you a little bit of the interview. part of the interview he talks about...
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that will be on foreign policy. john brought up the libya exchange. a lot of headlines about that. we will show you that stand for then we will look at some articles this morning and how they are playing the libya argument. here it is. [video clip] >> the day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden and told the american people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror. i also said we would hunt down those who committed this crime. then a few days later i was greeting the caskets coming in to andrews air force base and grieving with the families. and the suggestion that anybody on my team or the secretary of state or the u.n. ambassadors, anybody on my team, but they would play politics when we have lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. that's not what we do. that's not what i do as president and that's not what i do as commander-in-chief. >> governor? >> i think it's interesting the president just said something which is on the day after the attack he went in the rose garden and said this was an act of t
that will be on foreign policy. john brought up the libya exchange. a lot of headlines about that. we will show you that stand for then we will look at some articles this morning and how they are playing the libya argument. here it is. [video clip] >> the day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden and told the american people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror. i also said we would hunt down those who committed...
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he also has a foreign policy that is important. he has this tax plan that is important. he has a new, and long distance in view. i say oftentimes he had a vision beyond just the eight years. he seems to be looking at what is going to be down the line. i say that because one of the problems we have today is a result of the breakdown of our moral and our families. and he addresses that, that is a core problem we have to address, but he also says that we have to take care of what is going on today and address those problems as well. i see him as a broad spectrum risen for america. host: senator santorum expect it himself his crew would increase after his strong showing in iowa. let me show you a few of the headlines -- in the frontadline page of "the washington post" -- here is a little bit more detail -- does this concern you, resonate with you? what is your reaction to these stories? guest: it does not concern me because i talked to senator santorum about those incomes, and basically he said, you know, when he left congress, he wanted to continue to have some play and use
he also has a foreign policy that is important. he has this tax plan that is important. he has a new, and long distance in view. i say oftentimes he had a vision beyond just the eight years. he seems to be looking at what is going to be down the line. i say that because one of the problems we have today is a result of the breakdown of our moral and our families. and he addresses that, that is a core problem we have to address, but he also says that we have to take care of what is going on today...
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in terms of foreign policy, i think that the relationship with the united states will remain, and it will remain a strong one, but egypt will feel more confident going forward to pursue a policy that is different from the united states, and we already see some instances of that. president morsi went to tehran for the meeting of the alliance over the objection of the obama administration. of course he said some good things while he was there. he criticized syrian president bashar assad and called him an illegitimate president in front of his hosts who are bashar al assad's patriots, so he did say good things and they accrue to morsi's benefit and was appreciated in other places. but i do think, in speaking with members of the new egyptian government, they will want to hold the united states more accountable and the united states is not just going to get its way as a matter of course in requests from egypt to do various things and carry washington's water in the middle east like mubarek did. host: our guest is steve cook, you can send us an e-mail, c-span.org or join us on twitter, c-s
in terms of foreign policy, i think that the relationship with the united states will remain, and it will remain a strong one, but egypt will feel more confident going forward to pursue a policy that is different from the united states, and we already see some instances of that. president morsi went to tehran for the meeting of the alliance over the objection of the obama administration. of course he said some good things while he was there. he criticized syrian president bashar assad and...
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questions shift to foreign policy from florida. watch vice-presidential candidate debates on thursday the 11th in danville, kentucky. and through the election, we will cover key house and senate elections, looking at control of congress. follow our coverage on c-span, c-span radio, and online at c- span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: robert bixby is the executive director of the concord coalition. guest: there is nothing import about one particular number. what is important is how fast it is growing. it is kind of alarming. data as a percentage of our economy is about - -th- the debt as a percentage of our economy is about 100%. the $16 trillion -- we have to bar close to call dollars trillion and the rest is a government trust funds. that is money the government promises to pay itself. it is all part of the national debt. host: the difference between the debt and the deficits. guest: the annual deficit adds up to the national debt. right now we're adding about $1 trillion a year, just because spending exceeds revenu
questions shift to foreign policy from florida. watch vice-presidential candidate debates on thursday the 11th in danville, kentucky. and through the election, we will cover key house and senate elections, looking at control of congress. follow our coverage on c-span, c-span radio, and online at c- span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: robert bixby is the executive director of the concord coalition. guest: there is nothing import about one particular number. what is...
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caller: look at some of the foreign-policy. it is the same across the board. a lot of americans probably do not know what is going on with israel withiran. israel wants to go to war with a iran. the media -- he is trying to go to war with iran and he wants to attack iran. this is what i have been reading online. you have mitt romney who seems like he is anxious to get into another war. i just read something about -- i do not know if it was a five- star general, but somebody said we do not be sending boys to another war in the iran. it is crazy. he passed universal health care in massachusetts. he supported the act that obama past. he has not even talk about the federal reserve on it. we do not have a two party system in this country. is that not odd that people are putting almost billions of dollars into these campaigns -- host: john talked a little bit about foreign policy positions. a front page story in the new york times. a couple more minutes of your phone calls. the headline this morning in the charlotte observer -- our caller was from north carolina. he
caller: look at some of the foreign-policy. it is the same across the board. a lot of americans probably do not know what is going on with israel withiran. israel wants to go to war with a iran. the media -- he is trying to go to war with iran and he wants to attack iran. this is what i have been reading online. you have mitt romney who seems like he is anxious to get into another war. i just read something about -- i do not know if it was a five- star general, but somebody said we do not be...
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and when it comes to foreign policy, of course, military and diplomatic issues are key. this is a story from inside politico that we want to bring your attention to. gearing up for the defense spending bill that will happen when congress returns. the story points out committee members will be haggling over billions of dollars and could decide the fate of major weapons programs as well as initiatives by the u.s. military. so, our question this morning is america's influence in the world. what is it, following the president's trip to afghanistan, the debate between mitt romney and newt gingrich. michael is joining us from new york city, independent line. caller: good morning, steve. you look great today. the meeting with chinese leaders, both economic and military, at cologne university, and they stated they would not buy any aircraft carriers or any ships -- they would constantly trade on using what reagan wanted, which was based-based anti missions -- anti-missile systems. they felt there was a commercial spin off for one -- $1 or $2 trillion the next three years. so, i
and when it comes to foreign policy, of course, military and diplomatic issues are key. this is a story from inside politico that we want to bring your attention to. gearing up for the defense spending bill that will happen when congress returns. the story points out committee members will be haggling over billions of dollars and could decide the fate of major weapons programs as well as initiatives by the u.s. military. so, our question this morning is america's influence in the world. what is...
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since you are on foreign policy, let me just tell you. when i hear the republicans talking so loosely about going to war -- i work with these people who come from the war, the soldiers, that is the people the democrats are for. you should debate that with the republicans. the republicans are out for the military industrial machine and the democrats are for the soldiers. that is a big difference. you need to debate that. guest: i like that line. i will be using it in the campaign. we do support our soldiers. we not only support our soldiers -- i think all americans do -- when they are in, then -- when they are in combat to make sure they have everything they need, but we need to support our veterans to make sure we have -- they have a health care we promised them and their transition back to civilian life is as smooth as possible. we have had many of our military soldiers practice of faith in multiple deployments, away from their families. -- placed in multiple deployments, away from families. we need to make sure they have what they need
since you are on foreign policy, let me just tell you. when i hear the republicans talking so loosely about going to war -- i work with these people who come from the war, the soldiers, that is the people the democrats are for. you should debate that with the republicans. the republicans are out for the military industrial machine and the democrats are for the soldiers. that is a big difference. you need to debate that. guest: i like that line. i will be using it in the campaign. we do support...
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take a look at this foreign- policy experience. you have to conclude that he is interested in seeing a change in the white house. as a republican, i certainly hope you are. one of the challenges we had within the republican party, there are some folks who may be interested in political victories. i do not want to win the battle. i want to win the war. i think it is very unfair for you to categorize or reject jon huntsman because of my endorsement. i am 8-0. my endorsement of jon huntsman is as public and aggressive as it can be because he is a principal conservative that you can trust. he will run a campaign against president obama, and you can trust him every day to be consistent with the values, with the constitution. you talked about the constitutional rights but you did not refer to 1. anytime you want to talk about the patriot act and the capabilities that it gave to law enforcement similar to those given to law enforcement to deal with drug dealers and organized crime, i would be happy to have the conversation with you. the p
take a look at this foreign- policy experience. you have to conclude that he is interested in seeing a change in the white house. as a republican, i certainly hope you are. one of the challenges we had within the republican party, there are some folks who may be interested in political victories. i do not want to win the battle. i want to win the war. i think it is very unfair for you to categorize or reject jon huntsman because of my endorsement. i am 8-0. my endorsement of jon huntsman is as...
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they take a different point of view that most conservatives on foreign policy. and on social policies, the same, they are more of a government leave me alone and social conservatives want to make sure that traditional values are preserved in america. so, our job in the american conservative union, is to make sure the ronald reagan three legs of the stool are upheld, but we certainly want to listen to all conservatives, their points of view. host: let's look at a story in which our guest al cardenas was recently quoted. it comes from "the hill." saying thatted as the back and forth, the attacks between newt gingrich and mitt romney and the titular, have got to stop. tell us about what you think this is doing right now into the debate and also the candidates future. guest: i feel that way. in fairness to the candidates -- look, the voters have concluded somewhere, some hair -- somehow, that the philosophical differences between our current candidate field are acceptable and they are beginning to look at who will be the best fighter, the one who can take on this pr
they take a different point of view that most conservatives on foreign policy. and on social policies, the same, they are more of a government leave me alone and social conservatives want to make sure that traditional values are preserved in america. so, our job in the american conservative union, is to make sure the ronald reagan three legs of the stool are upheld, but we certainly want to listen to all conservatives, their points of view. host: let's look at a story in which our guest al...
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i have a little more sympathy for his foreign policy than his monetary policy suggestions. i think they at least deserve to be discussed. they deserve discussion. the republican establishment, and try to keep his foreign- policy views far away and tar them as a wacky extremism -- is unfortunate. the real issue is not so much should we be an empire or not. i really do not think the united states is an empire or is seen as an empire these days. we are spending a lot of money on our foreign policy and national security policy. the question of where that fits into not just our global role, but also our economic challenges at home and our budgetary challenges -- we're obviously in a restricted budgetary environment -- is a real issue. i personally think that we have gotten a lot out the fire world role. the development i talked about before, what others have called the rise of the rest -- one of the key reasons that has happened is because we have provided security for the world. if we had been an entire, we've been a pretty benign one and others have basically accepted it. thin
i have a little more sympathy for his foreign policy than his monetary policy suggestions. i think they at least deserve to be discussed. they deserve discussion. the republican establishment, and try to keep his foreign- policy views far away and tar them as a wacky extremism -- is unfortunate. the real issue is not so much should we be an empire or not. i really do not think the united states is an empire or is seen as an empire these days. we are spending a lot of money on our foreign policy...
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there are differences in how we conduct foreign policy. there are differences in how we handle the military and how we handle service personnel, as well as acquiring materials they needs -- they need. of this case republicans have the better of it. when president obama talks about the navy at the lowest level in nearly 100 years, it is not right to lock him for that. that is a serious discussion about our ability to project power around the world and do what america needs to do to protect its interest. with regard to military voted, i could not agree with you more. this has been a problem for years, and it is about time we got it fixed. our men and women are serving in harm's way all over the globe. every two-four years we have the issue of getting balance to them in getting back in time to be counted. i think the very least we can do to make sure those men and women are cared for in their boat is cherished. we need to do a better job of that. host: cnn reporting there are 100 sarah gets that will hit the truck for mitt romney over the nex
there are differences in how we conduct foreign policy. there are differences in how we handle the military and how we handle service personnel, as well as acquiring materials they needs -- they need. of this case republicans have the better of it. when president obama talks about the navy at the lowest level in nearly 100 years, it is not right to lock him for that. that is a serious discussion about our ability to project power around the world and do what america needs to do to protect its...
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october 16, the foreign and domestic topic debate. how his foreign policy, october 22. another note on the upcoming convention. chris christie and marco rubio given prime convention rolls. chris christie has been preparing for a top speaking role at the national convention -- host: let us go back to this question about whether the race for the presidency is substantive enough for you. we will s query from san diego. go ahead. caller: when the supreme court said that corporations are people too, joe biden said fine. romney ran away from the government when the war in vietnam was one. ron paul, who was a communist, this guy voted against bringing our troops back. bush and cheney lead 9/11 happen to get us into the war. host: where are you getting that information? caller: i predicted 9/11. host: are the issues you would rather hear about? are you ok we focus on these issues? caller: okay. you have to head them low. romney took $77,000 on his tax break. this guy is a jeter. he has always been a cheater. hidden love. hit him hard. i do not care. host: larry from san diego.
october 16, the foreign and domestic topic debate. how his foreign policy, october 22. another note on the upcoming convention. chris christie and marco rubio given prime convention rolls. chris christie has been preparing for a top speaking role at the national convention -- host: let us go back to this question about whether the race for the presidency is substantive enough for you. we will s query from san diego. go ahead. caller: when the supreme court said that corporations are people too,...
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foreign policy is the focus of the final debate, the 22nd. also watch the vice presidential candidates' debate on thursday, the 11th. follow our coverage on c-span, c-span radio and a mine at -- online at c-span.org. >> i think people like to see where politicians views have shifted over the years. people like to see whether mitt romney was comparing -- campaigning for welfare reform. they want to see where he was doing it. i think people like to see how these politicians have evolved, and there is an element to it that -- that is almost a got you element, but there is an element that this is very interesting. >> i tried to think about why it is that he has changed so often, why he finds it difficult to come down on one side of an issue and floats between both sides. >> a fellow running for office your name is barack obama. >> i think the best way to describe it is being the viral. more with a reporter andrew kaczynski sunday night at 8:00 on "q&a." "washington journal" continues. host: we want to show you some headlines beginning with this f
foreign policy is the focus of the final debate, the 22nd. also watch the vice presidential candidates' debate on thursday, the 11th. follow our coverage on c-span, c-span radio and a mine at -- online at c-span.org. >> i think people like to see where politicians views have shifted over the years. people like to see whether mitt romney was comparing -- campaigning for welfare reform. they want to see where he was doing it. i think people like to see how these politicians have evolved,...
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the candidates on the republican side do not really want to talk about foreign policy partly because of the legacy of the bush administration and partly because barack obama has done a pretty good job. osama bin laden is gone. the present has a much better reputation around the world than george bush -- the president has a much better reputation around the world than george bush. they want to try to say that he is always apologizing for america. they made fun of his foreign trips to places like india and indonesia. they had these absurd comments like with herman cain. they asked him about whose pakistan. instead of having a thought about that part of the world, he said i am not going to pretend to know about the country. it is not a joke. it is the country right to the north of pakistan and afghanistan. we have to send hillary clinton and make deals with basically a stain-like a dictator in the country. -- a stalin-like dictator in the country. republican candidates idea is to make fun of it, that it is cool not to know anything. it is dangerous for america. we need to have a convers
the candidates on the republican side do not really want to talk about foreign policy partly because of the legacy of the bush administration and partly because barack obama has done a pretty good job. osama bin laden is gone. the present has a much better reputation around the world than george bush -- the president has a much better reputation around the world than george bush. they want to try to say that he is always apologizing for america. they made fun of his foreign trips to places like...
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he has been an outstanding leader on foreign policy, standing up for allies like israel. senator casey has been an outstanding senator. for tom smith to suggest otherwise is wrong. it is fine for tom smith to go on the air and compare his ideas for example wanting to shut down medication -- medicare as we know it. that is a legitimate debate to have. but going on the air and sending 20 million years -- dollars to attack senator casey is what people are sick and tired -- $20 million to attack senator casey is what people are sick and tired of. he will be rejected in this election. bismarck,s go to north dakota. thanks for waiting. caller: i would like the floor to yield 10 seconds. if i could reserve 10 more, i would like to be heard a little bit more. host: this is not the u.s. senate. caller: people who put the u.s. senate in place, my point of view as an independent is, when george bush was our present, -- president, you do not talk about the president negatively. he has the vote of the entire united states. it is the job of the congress and the senate to cooperate with
he has been an outstanding leader on foreign policy, standing up for allies like israel. senator casey has been an outstanding senator. for tom smith to suggest otherwise is wrong. it is fine for tom smith to go on the air and compare his ideas for example wanting to shut down medication -- medicare as we know it. that is a legitimate debate to have. but going on the air and sending 20 million years -- dollars to attack senator casey is what people are sick and tired -- $20 million to attack...
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about foreign policies. i agree with that. at the reporters had been taking seriously questions about what transpired due to those attacks and continue to. only as a political issue, the obama administration is probably less interested in talking about this than the republicans are. but in terms of the power and whether arrests inside washington or outside washington, i think there are demonstrations of this. when there is higher voter participation, it reminds politicians that people are watching and that there are consequences for their policies that they propose. and when the public polls back and is less and gage, the power concentrates much more on the heels of congress and in washington. host: pennsylvania, republican, go ahead. caller: thank you. i am a hungarian refugee. basically i came out of hungary in 1956 when the revolution was there. i was only 17 years old and i came out by myself, crossed over a mine field to get to america. over here, i was able to put myself through college. i have a good
about foreign policies. i agree with that. at the reporters had been taking seriously questions about what transpired due to those attacks and continue to. only as a political issue, the obama administration is probably less interested in talking about this than the republicans are. but in terms of the power and whether arrests inside washington or outside washington, i think there are demonstrations of this. when there is higher voter participation, it reminds politicians that people are...
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i think we need to take a look at the state of israel's influence on our foreign policy. i would like to see clinton and bush, all of them, go home and all of these politicians who keep coming back and not serving the american people. host: we are going to move on and talk about the fiscal cliff and some of the issues surrounding that. we are going to look at a specific issue of so-called tax extenders a little bit later with sam goldfarb. he will also be talking about tax issues in general when it comes to the fiscal cliff. if you have questions about tax issues or comments about how taxes should be included in these discussions, he will be taking your calls. up next, we're going to have a look at republicans and the fiscal cliff negotiations with radio talk-show host and columnist armstong williams. that is coming up next as we continue the "washington journal." ♪ >> why a writers institute? i think it is very important within the culture. we are a culture of words, of voices. words are key to our imagination, our capacity to envision things. we ourselves are not comp
i think we need to take a look at the state of israel's influence on our foreign policy. i would like to see clinton and bush, all of them, go home and all of these politicians who keep coming back and not serving the american people. host: we are going to move on and talk about the fiscal cliff and some of the issues surrounding that. we are going to look at a specific issue of so-called tax extenders a little bit later with sam goldfarb. he will also be talking about tax issues in general...